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07/03/2014
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According to the Central Bank study, 51% of the population receive payment in ballots
DAY
Rio - The number of consumers who have credit and debit cards fell in the country. According to the survey "The Brazilian and his relationship with money", released on Wednesday by the Central Bank in 2010, 43% of respondents had a debit card, the same percentage that reported using the credit option. In 2013, the amount of people that keep debit card has dropped to 35%. Those who used the credit represented 39% of the population.
The check, which was slightly longer issued, is increasingly in disuse. Only 7% of Brazilians use this type of payment, while in 2010, were 14%. The survey showed that the BC 51% of the economically active population receives cash payment, particularly younger workers and lower classes. The survey also reveals that cash is the payment method most used by the population, with 78% walking with banknotes in the pocket to complete most purchases. In 2010, 72% had the money as a means of more frequent payments.
Money is still the predominant form of payment in the country. Possession of card dropped in three years
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The situations in which this medium is more disbursed are shopping for bakery (93%), payment of rent and condominium (88%) and utility bills (83%). The use of debit cards was the most common form of payment for 14% of the population in 2010, that percentage dropped to 9% last year. Have credit cards remained stable, from 13% to 12%. In larger purchases exceeding R$ 50, cards prevail for 66% of respondents.
The use of money is less frequent in purchases of super and hypermarkets, appliances, and clothing and footwear. For these products, the credit card or debit card is more prevalent, especially in classes A and B, "the BC.
The average amount that is usually carried in a pocket by population is R$ 54.65, with 44% of the interviewed people carry between R$ 50 and R$ 100. Already ballots from R$ 20, R$ 50 and R$ 10 were the most withdrawals from ATMs.
Source: The Day - Online
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